In This Episode

Judson Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., a thought leader in the field of habit change and the “science of self-mastery,” and Wisdom Labs’ Michael Taft, explore workplace burnout and the cutting edge solutions, as well as the ancient wisdom practices, that can help you avoid that trap.

Conversation includes: how empathy fatigue can lead to suffering and burnout, the power of curiosity and mindfulness, and how to expand into positivity and flow day to day in your work. Judson also shares knowledge on overcoming anxiety and “the joy of not knowing.”

Links

Judson Brewer

Default Mode Network

Jon Kabat-Zinn

Empathy Fatigue

Flow

Judson’s New App Unwinding Anxiety

Show Notes

1:07 –  Workplace Burnout and Empathy Fatigue

4:20 – What’s Going on with Empathy and Empathy Fatigue?

5:54 – The Contraction of Empathy

7:45 – The Mindfulness of Letting Go

9:19 – Taking on Other’s Pain vs. Acceptance and Compassion

10:36 – Being Instead of Doing

11:25 – The Power of Curiosity

13:30 – Being with Suffering without Taking It On

15:02 – Taking Self Out of the Way

17:08 – Calibrating the System for Compassion and Resiliency

19:13 – Unwinding Anxiety

21:50 – Expanding into Positivity

22:20 – Moving Toward Flow Moment by Moment

22:52 – Exploring the Conditions that Create Flow

25:27 – The Joy of Not Knowing

26:09 – Curious Awareness